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(German Democratic Republic; GDR) and
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(Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the
United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in
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, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.


Medalists

Nationality in brackets.


Gold

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Karin Balzer Karin Balzer (''née'' Richert; 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronz ...
() — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles * Willi Holdorf () — Athletics, Men's Decathlon *
Jürgen Eschert Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist. Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he who a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships. In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East ...
() — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canoe Singles *
Roswitha Esser Roswitha Esser (; born 18 January 1941 in Bad Godesberg) is a West German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event (1964, ...
, Annemarie Zimmermann (both from ) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs *
Lothar Claesges Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
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Karl-Heinz Henrichs Karl-Heinz Henrichs (1 July 1942 – 3 April 2008) was a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Me ...
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Karl Link Karl Link (born 27 July 1942) is a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ...
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Ernst Streng Ernst Streng (25 January 1942 – 27 March 1993) was a German cyclist. He competed in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international m ...
(all from ) — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit * Ingrid Engel-Krämer () — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard *
Harry Boldt Harry Boldt (born 23 February 1930) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He was born in Insterburg, East Prussia, Germany. He won a gold medal in the team dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and another at the 1976 Summer O ...
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Reiner Klimke Reiner Klimke (; 14 January 1936 – 17 August 1999) was a German equestrian, who won six gold and two bronze medals in dressage at the Summer Olympics — a record for equestrian events that has since been surpassed. He appeared in six Ol ...
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Josef Neckermann Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 – 13 January 1992) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of the West German ...
(all from ) — Equestrian, Dressage Team *
Hermann Schridde Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937, in Celle – 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, near Winsen) was a German equestrian. Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960. Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for t ...
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Kurt Jarasinski Kurt Jarasinski (6 November 1938 in Elpersbüttel – 27 October 2005 in Langerwehe) was a German equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback ri ...
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Hans Günter Winkler Hans Günter Winkler (; 24 July 1926 – 9 July 2018) was a German show jumper. He is the only show jumper to have won five Olympic gold medals and a total of seven Olympic medals, and to compete and win medals in six different Olympic Games. In ...
(all from ) — Equestrian, Jumping Team *
Peter Neusel Peter Neusel (19 November 1941 – 22 July 2021) was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
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Bernhard Britting Bernhard Britting (born 22 October 1940) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
, Joachim Werner,
Egbert Hirschfelder Egbert Hirschfelder (13 July 1942 – 31 May 2022) was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing ...
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Jürgen Oelke Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940) is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four p ...
(all from ) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours *
Wilhelm Kuhweide Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (; born 6 January 1943) is a former West German sailor. He competed in one-person dinghy at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and 1963, 1966 and 1967 world championships and won on all occasions except in 1968. He then changed ...
() — Sailing, Finn


Silver

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Harald Norpoth Harald Norpoth (born 22 August 1942) is a West German former middle and long distance runner. He won the silver medal over 5000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the United Team of Germany.Dieter Lindner () — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk * Wolfgang Reinhardt () — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * Renate Culmberger () — Athletics, Women's Shot Put * Ingrid Lotz () — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw *
Emil Schulz Emil Schulz (25 May 1938 – 22 March 2010) was a German amateur boxer and five-time national champion, who lost only 21 of his 223 fights. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics in the middleweight division and won a si ...
() — Boxing, Men's Middleweight * Hans Huber () — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight * Günter Perleberg, Bernhard Schulze,
Friedhelm Wentzke Friedhelm Wentzke (born 13 September 1935 in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1 ...
, Holger Zander (all from ) — Canoeing, K4 1.000m Kayak Fours * Ingrid Engel-Krämer () — Diving, Women's 10m Platform *
Harry Boldt Harry Boldt (born 23 February 1930) is a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He was born in Insterburg, East Prussia, Germany. He won a gold medal in the team dressage at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and another at the 1976 Summer O ...
() — Equestrian, Dressage Individual *
Hermann Schridde Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937, in Celle – 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, near Winsen) was a German equestrian. Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960. Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for t ...
() — Equestrian, Jumping Individual * Helga Mees () — Fencing, Individual Foil *
Birgit Radochla Birgit Radochla (later Birgit Michailoff, born 31 January 1945) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in fourth place with the German team. Individually she won a s ...
() — Gymnastics, Women's Vault * Wolfgang Hofmann () — Judo, Men's 80 kg *
Achim Hill Achim Hill (1 April 1935 – 4 August 2015) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Köpenick. ...
() — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls * Klaus Aeffke, Klaus Bittner,
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Karl-Heinrich Erich Moritz von Groddeck (19 July 1936 – 14 December 2011) was a German rower who won three Olympic medals for the United Team of Germany: a silver in the coxed pairs in 1956 and a gold and a silver in the eights in 1960 a ...
, Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht, Klaus Behrens, Jürgen Schröder, Jürgen Plagemann, Horst Meyer,
Thomas Ahrens Thomas Ahrens may refer to: * Thomas Ahrens (rowing) (born 1948), German Olympic coxswain * Thomas J. Ahrens (1936–2010), professor of geophysics * Tom Ahrens Thomas Ahrens is an American nurse, researcher, and educator at Barnes-Jewish Hospi ...
(all from ) — Rowing, Men's Eight * Peter Ahrendt, Wilfried Lorenz, Ulrich Mense (all from ) — Sailing, Dragon *
Frank Wiegand Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals. He won eight medals at two European ch ...
() — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle *
Horst Löffler Horst Löffler (born 17 March 1942 in Langenau Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm. Transport Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and ...
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Frank Wiegand Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals. He won eight medals at two European ch ...
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Uwe Jacobsen Uwe Jacobsen (born 22 September 1940 in Aschersleben) is a German former freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII ...
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Hans-Joachim Klein Hans-Joachim Klein (; 21 December 1947 – 9 November 2022) was a German left-wing militant and a member of the Revolutionary Cells group. His '' nom de guerre'' was "Angie". In 1975, Klein participated in an attack on OPEC headquarters in Vie ...
() — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Horst-Günter Gregor (),
Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz (; 13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964. He ...
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Frank Wiegand Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals. He won eight medals at two European ch ...
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Hans-Joachim Klein Hans-Joachim Klein (; 21 December 1947 – 9 November 2022) was a German left-wing militant and a member of the Revolutionary Cells group. His '' nom de guerre'' was "Angie". In 1975, Klein participated in an attack on OPEC headquarters in Vie ...
() — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay *
Ernst-Joachim Küppers Ernst-Joachim Küppers (born 24 August 1942) is a German former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...
(), Egon Henninger (), Horst-Günter Gregor (),
Hans-Joachim Klein Hans-Joachim Klein (; 21 December 1947 – 9 November 2022) was a German left-wing militant and a member of the Revolutionary Cells group. His '' nom de guerre'' was "Angie". In 1975, Klein participated in an attack on OPEC headquarters in Vie ...
() — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay *
Klaus Rost Klaus Rost (born 2 March 1940) is a retired German lightweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco- ...
() — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight


Bronze

* Klaus Lehnertz () — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault * Uwe Beyer () — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw * Hans-Joachim Walde () — Athletics, Men's Decathlon *
Heinz Schulz Heinz Schulz (born 5 January 1935) is an East German former featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany ...
() — Boxing, Men's Featherweight * Heinz Büker, Holger Zander (both from ) — Canoeing, K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs * Willi Fuggerer, Klaus Kobusch (both from ) — Cycling, Men's Tandem *
Fritz Ligges Fritz Ligges (29 July 1938 in Asseln – 21 May 1996 in Herbern) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
() — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual *
Fritz Ligges Fritz Ligges (29 July 1938 in Asseln – 21 May 1996 in Herbern) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
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Horst Karsten Horst Karsten (born 1 January 1936) is a German equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Elsfleth, Lower Saxony. He competed in eventing at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and at the 1972 Sum ...
(), Gerhard Schulz () — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team * Heidi Schmid, Helga Mees, Rosemarie Scherberger, Gudrun Theuerkauff (all from ) — Fencing, Women's Team Foil * Gerd Backhaus,
Wolfgang Barthels Wolfgang Barthels (born 23 November 1940 in Marienburg) is a former German footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...
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Bernd Bauchspieß Bernd Bauchspieß (born 10 October 1939) is a former East German football player. He played 264 matches in the East German top division and scored 120 goals. Only 8 players scored more in the history of the Oberliga. Bauchspieß won one cap ...
, Gerhard Körner,
Otto Fräßdorf Otto Fräßdorf (born 5 February 1942) is a German former footballer. Career The forward which was later turned into a defender played 183 East German top-flight matches for FC Vorwärts Berlin 1. FC Frankfurt is a German football club ...
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Henning Frenzel Henning Frenzel (born 3 May 1942 in Geithain) is a German former footballer. Frenzel was active in East Germany, and spent his entire career with Lokomotive Leipzig (in its various guises), where he totalled 420 appearances and 152 goals, resp ...
, Dieter Engelhardt, Herbert Pankau, Manfred Geisler, Jürgen Heinsch, Klaus Lisiewicz, Jürgen Nöldner, Peter Rock, Klaus-Dieter Seehaus, Hermann Stöcker,
Werner Unger Werner Unger (4 May 1931, in Strehla – 15 March 2002) was a German football player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He played in the DDR-Oberliga for BSG Motor Zwickau and FC Vorwärts Berlin 1. FC Frankfurt is a German foo ...
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Klaus Urbanczyk Klaus Urbanczyk (born 4 June 1940 in Halle (Saale)), nicknamed Banne, is a former East German football player and manager. Urbanczyk began his football career at Turbine Halle in 1948. Beginning in 1960, he played for the team, which was ren ...
, Eberhard Vogel, Manfred Walter, Horst Weigang (all from ) — Football, Men's Team Competition *
Siegfried Fülle Siegfried Fülle (born 6 October 1939) is a German former Gymnastics, gymnast. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with t ...
(), Philipp Fürst (), Erwin Koppe (),
Klaus Köste Klaus Köste (27 February 1943 – 14 December 2012) was a German gymnast. He won a gold medal in the vault at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He competed for East Germany and won bronze medals in the team all-around event in three Olympics, ...
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Günter Lyhs Günter Lyhs (born 20 April 1934) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to ...
(), Peter Weber () — Gymnastics, Men's Team All-Around * Klaus Glahn () — Judo, Men's Open Category * Michael Schwan, Wolfgang Hottenrott (both from ) — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs *
Hans-Joachim Klein Hans-Joachim Klein (; 21 December 1947 – 9 November 2022) was a German left-wing militant and a member of the Revolutionary Cells group. His '' nom de guerre'' was "Angie". In 1975, Klein participated in an attack on OPEC headquarters in Vie ...
() — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle *
Gerhard Hetz Gerhard Hetz (; 13 July 1942 – 19 May 2012) was a German Olympic swimmer. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 400 m individual medley in 1964. He ...
() — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley *
Lothar Metz Lothar Metz (Germany, 16 January 1939 – Germany, 23 January 2021) was a German wrestler. Career He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestling ...
() — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight *
Heinz Kiehl Heinz Kiehl (6 June 1943 – 26 July 2016) was a German wrestler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics for West Germany. Kiehl was born on 6 June 1943 in Oggersheim. He won a bronze medal in 1964 the light-heavywe ...
() — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight *
Wilfried Dietrich Wilfried Dietrich (14 October 1933 – 2 June 1992) was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a ...
() — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight


Athletics


Boxing


Canoeing


Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented Germany in 1964. ; Individual road race *
Wilfried Peffgen Wilfried Peffgen (1 October 1942 – 11 May 2021) was a German cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1983. Biography He won a medal at every UCI Motor-paced World Championships between 1976 and 1982, including three gold medals in 1976, 1978 a ...
* Burkhard Ebert * Immo Rittmeyer * Günter Hoffmann ;
Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...
* Burkhard Ebert * Günter Hoffmann *
Peter Glemser Peter Glemser (born 12 December 1940) is a former German cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...
* Immo Rittmeyer ; Sprint * Willi Fuggerer * Ulrich Schillinger ; 1000m time trial *
Lothar Claesges Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
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Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
* Willi Fuggerer * Klaus Kobusch ;
Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
* Lothar Spiegelberg ;
Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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Lothar Claesges Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
* Karl Heinz Henrichs *
Karl Link Karl Link (born 27 July 1942) is a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City Mexico City ...
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Ernst Streng Ernst Streng (25 January 1942 – 27 March 1993) was a German cyclist. He competed in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international m ...


Diving


Equestrian


Fencing

19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Germany in 1964. ; Men's foil * Tim Gerresheim * Jürgen Brecht * Dieter Schmitt ; Men's team foil * Jürgen Brecht, Dieter Wellmann, Eberhard Mehl, Tim Gerresheim, Jürgen Theuerkauff ; Men's épée * Franz Rompza * Dietrich Hecke * Paul Gnaier ; Men's team épée * Franz Rompza, Max Geuter,
Volkmar Würtz Volkmar Würtz (born 3 October 1938) is a German fencer. He represented the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the team épée The ( or , ), sometimes spelled epee in English, is the largest and heaviest of the three wea ...
, Paul Gnaier, Haakon Stein ; Men's sabre * Walter Köstner * Dieter Wellmann * Jürgen Theuerkauff ; Men's team sabre * Dieter Wellmann, Klaus Allisat, Walter Köstner, Jürgen Theuerkauff, Percy Borucki ; Women's foil * Helga Mees * Heidi Schmid * Romy Weiß-Scherberger ; Women's team foil * Helga Mees, Heidi Schmid, Romy Weiß-Scherberger, Gundi Theuerkauff


Field hockey

Twelve male
field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
players competed in 1964, when the German team finished in 5th place. * Rainer Stephan * Axel Thieme * Klaus Vetter * Horst Brennecke * Klaus Bahner * Horst Dahmlos * Lothar Lippert * Rolf Westphal * Karlheinz Freiberger * Dieter Ehrlich * Adolf Krause * Reiner Hanschke


Football


Gymnastics


Judo


Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964. ;Individual * Wolfgang Gödicke *
Uwe Adler Uwe Adler (born 30 May 1944) is a German modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germa ...
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Elmar Frings Elmar Frings (26 March 1939 – 29 July 2002) was a German modern pentathlete. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos ...
;Team * Wolfgang Gödicke * Uwe Adler * Elmar Frings


Rowing

The United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...
events in 1960. ; Men's single sculls – 2nd place ( silver medal) *
Achim Hill Achim Hill (1 April 1935 – 4 August 2015) was a German rower who competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was born in Köpenick. ...
; Men's double sculls – 5th place * Helmut Lebert * Josef Steffes-Mies ; Men's coxless pair – 3rd place ( bronze medal) * Michael Schwan * Wolfgang Hottenrott ; Men's coxed pair *
Günter Bergau Günter Bergau (born 11 April 1939) is a retired German rower. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs and for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos ...
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Peter Gorny Peter Gorny (born 20 April 1941) is a retired German rower. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs and for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Ol ...
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Karl-Heinz Danielowski Karl-Heinz Danielowski (born 31 March 1940) is a retired German coxswain. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 ...
; Men's coxless four *
Günter Schroers Günter Schroers (born 11 January 1939) is a retired German rower who specialized in the coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oa ...
* Horst Effertz *
Albrecht Müller Albrecht Christoph Müller (4 November 193924 May 2018) was a rower who competed for West Germany. In 1964 he joined the German coxless four rowing team, winning a European title and finishing sixth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the ...
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Manfred Misselhorn Manfred Misselhorn (born 29 July 1938) is a retired German rower who specialized in the coxless four. In this event he won the European title in 1964 and finished in sixth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics. References 1938 births Living ...
; Men's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal) *
Peter Neusel Peter Neusel (19 November 1941 – 22 July 2021) was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
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Bernhard Britting Bernhard Britting (born 22 October 1940) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
* Joachim Werner *
Egbert Hirschfelder Egbert Hirschfelder (13 July 1942 – 31 May 2022) was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing ...
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Jürgen Oelke Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940) is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four p ...
; Men's eight – 2nd place ( silver medal) * Klaus Aeffke * Klaus Bittner *
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Karl-Heinrich Erich Moritz von Groddeck (19 July 1936 – 14 December 2011) was a German rower who won three Olympic medals for the United Team of Germany: a silver in the coxed pairs in 1956 and a gold and a silver in the eights in 1960 a ...
* Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht * Klaus Behrens * Jürgen Schröder * Jürgen Plagemann * Horst Meyer *
Thomas Ahrens Thomas Ahrens may refer to: * Thomas Ahrens (rowing) (born 1948), German Olympic coxswain * Thomas J. Ahrens (1936–2010), professor of geophysics * Tom Ahrens Thomas Ahrens is an American nurse, researcher, and educator at Barnes-Jewish Hospi ...


Sailing


Shooting

Ten shooters represented Germany in 1964. ; 25 m pistol * Lothar Jacobi * Gerhard Feller ; 50 m pistol * Johann Garreis * Hans Kaupmannsennecke ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Harry Köcher *
Klaus Zähringer Klaus Zähringer (born 17 October 1939) is a German sport shooter. He was born in Königsberg. He won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , establish ...
; 50 m rifle, three positions * Harry Köcher *
Klaus Zähringer Klaus Zähringer (born 17 October 1939) is a German sport shooter. He was born in Königsberg. He won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , established_title = Founded , establish ...
; 50 m rifle, prone * Karl Wenk * Rudolf Bortz ;
Trap A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research. Trap or TRAP may also refer to: Art and entertainment Films and television * ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...
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Joachim Marscheider Joachim Marscheider (born 2 March 1930) is a German former sports shooter. He competed in trap shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Olympic Games 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, competing for the United Team of Germany The United Team of Ge ...
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Heinz Rehder Heinz Rehder (born 19 March 1916) was a German sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged ...


Swimming


Water polo


Weightlifting


Wrestling


References


External links


Official Olympic Reports

International Olympic Committee results database

list of all German participants of 1964 (pages 561 to 567)
{{Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1964
Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...